Summary

  • Northamptonshire Steelbacks beat Hampshire Hawks by 14 runs in T20 Blast final

  • Third title for Northants; Hants have lost past two finals

  • Baker takes 5-21 for Hants as Northants post 169

  • Hawks all out for 155 despite Weatherley 75

  • Somerset & Notts Outlaws lost in semi-finals

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  1. Postpublished at 17 overs

    Northants 148-4 v Hants

    Two runs and a wicket in that Sonny Baker over.

    Who cares about the misfields now, eh?

    Louis Kimber has joined David Willey in the middle, but they have work to do with just three overs left and both fresh to the crease.

  2. 'Bullseye from Baker'published at 19:58 BST 18 July

    Northants 148-4 v Hants

    Carlos Brathwaite
    Former West Indies all-rounder on BBC Sports Extra

    Baker on the bullseye. A little bit of tail away from the left-hander. A hint of reverse swing.

    But what an innings from Vasconcelos.

  3. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 16.5 overs

    Vasconcelos b Baker 88 (Northants 147-4 v Hants

    Sonny Baker celebrates taking a wicketImage source, Shutterstock

    Sonny Baker is a better bowler than he is fielder and Ricardo Vasconcelos has to dig out a yorker with his newly-taped bat first up for a single.

    David Willey can't get a couple of full 88mph deliveries away but then scampers a leg bye from an 89mph ball which hit his pad just outside leg stump.

    Baker gets Vasconcelos next up though... he goes for 88. Bowled by a slower ball, of all things.

    A superb, career-best 88 from the opener has given his side a wonderful platform, but can they kick on with a big finish to get up towards 180-odd?

  4. 'Baker will be disappointed'published at 19:54 BST 18 July

    Northants 146-3 v Hants

    Dan George
    BBC Sport England at Edgbaston

    That has now been three misfields by Sonny Baker that have gone for a boundary, he'll be really disappointed with that.

    He's lining up to bowl the next over after having a lengthy chat with captain James Vince, let's see if these mistakes have an impact on his bowling, or if he can make a breakthrough.

  5. Postpublished at 16 overs

    Northants 146-3 v Hants

    David Willey gets off the mark with a single, before Hilton Cartwright saves a boundary from Ricardo Vasconcelos with a fine dive at deep midwicket.

    Sonny Baker however misfields the next ball from Vasconcelos behind the stumps and it runs away for four. Two potentially costly errors from him in the field.

    Vasconcelos is onto 87* from 57 balls - surpassing his previous career best of 78* - but his bat needs some attention at the end of this over. New blade please?

    No, he wants to keep it, and is calling for some tape to fix the toe. James Vince is not impressed at the delay, it's far to say.

  6. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 15.2 overs

    McManus c Mayes b Currie 22 (Northants 138-3 v Hants)

    Six and out.

    Lewis McManus picks this one up off a length but doesn't get enough on it and Ben Mayes takes the catch at deep square.

    Hawks have their breakthrough.

    David Willey will be the new man in the middle, though...

  7. 6 runs

    for Lewis McManuspublished at 15.1 overs

    Northants 138-2 v Hants

    Pedal going down?

    Scott Currie's first ball is launched back over his head for a maximum.

  8. 6 runs

    for Vasconcelospublished at 15 overs

    Northants 132-2 v Hants

    Liam Dawson will send down his final over.

    The first three went for 19 and Lewis McManus has to settle for a single to start the fourth.

    Ricardo Vasconcelos cracks another to long-on before McManus follows suit to long-off.

    Smothering stuff from Dawson.

    Vasconcelos can't time a sweep from the fourth ball but steps back to make room to loft the fifth, slower and wider, over cow corner for a big six. Though it's put down in the crowd, sadly for that poor man.

    The last ball foes for two and Vasconcelos has 80*.

  9. Postpublished at 14 overs

    Northants 121-2 v Hants

    Scott Currie is called back into the attack, after his first over went for 12.

    Ricardo Vasconcelos moves to 70* with a mis-timed club down the ground for a single off a slower ball but Lewis McManus picks the second and clips away into the leg side for another one.

    James Vince produces a fine stop at extra-cover to save at least one run if not three, before Vasconcelos pulls another single away.

    They can't time Currie at all at the moment.

    Four singles off the over. Good stuff from Currie. The boundaries have dried up, for now...

  10. Postpublished at 13 overs

    Northants 117-2 v Hants

    Liam Dawson prepares to bowlImage source, Shutterstock

    Liam Dawson is brought back to try to stem the flow of runs and find a breakthrough.

    Ricardo Vasconcelos can't get the first away but pulls the second to deep square, but has to settle for a single.

    Lewis McManus can't get bat on the next two balls, missing an almighty attempted sweep but slaps a single to long-on to get Vasconcelos back at the crease.

    He hammers the final ball down the track and Dawson dives to surely save three runs, limiting Northants to a single.

  11. Postpublished at 12 overs

    Northants 114-2 v Hants

    Ricardo Vasconcelos moved into the 60s with that mighty maximum and adds a single off James Fuller to mid-wicket to reach 64* from 41 balls.

    Lewis McManus rotates strike with another one before Vasconcelos clips a slower ball to deep square and is able to scamper two before drilling a single to cover to keep strike.

  12. 6 runs

    for Vasconcelospublished at 11.2 overs

    Northants 108-2 v Hants

    James Fuller begins his third over with a wide to Ricardo Vasconcelos but the second is sent sky-high before looping a yard over the boundary for a glorious straight six.

    It went higher than it did far, too...

  13. 6 runs

    for Lewis McManuspublished at 11 overs

    Northants 102-2 v Hants

    Chris Wood returns for his fourth and final over and Lewis McManus gets off strike with a first-ball single.

    Ricardo Vasconcelos clips the next over mid-off to the boundary, straight out of the middle, using the pace, all timing.

    Wood produces a very short slower ball to register a dot, though it looked well above head height. Especially for a man of Vasconcelos' stature.

    He clips a single to deep square from the penultimate ball over the over before Lewis McManus wallops a huge flag six over midwicket to bring up the Steelbacks 100 with a six.

    Wood finishes with figures of 0-43.

  14. Postpublished at 10 overs

    Northants 90-2 v Hants

    Ricardo Vasconcelos adds a single to his two boundaries but Lewis McManus can't get the next two balls away before pinching a single behind the stumps from the last.

    89-2 at the mid-point. A good foundation build, especially by Ricardo Vasconcelos who is seeing it like a watermelon.

  15. 50 runs

    for Vasconcelospublished at 9.2 overs

    Northants 88-2 v Hants

    Ricardo Vasconcelos raises his bat after scoring fiftyImage source, Shutterstock

    Ricardo Vasconcelos welcomes James Fuller back to the attack with an almighty hoik on the hook for a one bounce four and he swivels to pull the next ball away fine for his ninth boundary and a 33-ball half-century.

    Brilliant stuff from the left-hander.

  16. Postpublished at 9 overs

    Northants 80-2 v Hants

    Ricardo Vasconcelos plays a sweep shotImage source, Shutterstock

    Ricardo Vasconcelos gets down on one knee for a big sweep off Liam Dawson's second ball.

    Sonny Baker is out there but picks it late and dives forward, missing the ball which bounces through for a boundary.

    Dawson offers up another, finer, from the next ball and picks up a single a couple of balls later before Lewis McManus gets off the mark with a clip to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

  17. 'Great review'published at 19:20 BST 18 July

    Northants 69-2 v Hants

    Dan George
    BBC Sport England at Edgbaston

    That was a great review by Hampshire, no bat involved and ball tracking was in their favour.

    We now appear to have fireworks for every wicket as well as the flame throwers at Edgbaston, it's all happening!

  18. Postpublished at 8 overs

    Northants 69-2 v Hants

    Just three singles and a precious wicket from that James Fuller over.

    Liam Dawson will continue from the other end.

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    WICKETpublished at 7.4 overs

    McSweeney lbw b Fuller 30 (Northants 69-2 v Hants)

    It's out!

    There were two noises which made us think inside edge but it's clipped both pads and was destined for the top of middle stump.

    Nathan McSweeney has to go and that's a big breathrough for the Hawks. James Fuller is having himself a day.

    Lewis McManus is the new batter.

  20. Umpire reviewpublished at 7.4 overs

    Northants 69-1 v Hants

    James Fuller takes the ball for the first time after his 4-26 turn in the semi-final.

    Ricardo Vasconcelos picks up a single from the second ball and then Nathan McSweeney clips the third to mid-wicket for another to join him in the 30s.

    Big appeal from the fourth ball as McSweeney is hit on the pads playing across the line... is this out? Umpire says no but Hampshire have called for a review...

    Is there an inside edge?